OBSERVATION OF RING-DISTRIBUTED MICRODEFECTS IN CZOCHRALSKI-GROWN SILICON-WAFERS WITH A SCANNING PHOTON MICROSCOPE AND ITS DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATION TO DEVICE PROCESSING

被引:27
作者
SHIMIZU, H [1 ]
MUNAKATA, C [1 ]
HONMA, N [1 ]
AOKI, S [1 ]
KOSAKA, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] HITACHI LTD, CENT RES LAB, KOKUBUNJI, TOKYO 185, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 6A期
关键词
CZOCHRALSKI-GROWN SILICON CRYSTAL; INTERSTITIAL OXYGEN; OXIDE PRECIPITATE; OXIDATION-INDUCED STACKING FAULT; PUNCHED-OUT DISLOCATION LOOP; AC SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE; SCANNING PHOTON MICROSCOPE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.1817
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A scanning photon microscope (SPM) based on ac surface photovoltage imaging is applied to observe oxygen-related microdefects which are distributed in a ring in oxidized Czochralski-grown silicon wafers, and morphological and microstructural characteristics of the microdefects are then analyzed. The overall distribution of the ring-shaped region revealed by the SPM correspond well to that observed with X-ray topography. The SPM is able to differentiate deteriorated regions as different image contrasts, where stacking faults or oxide precipitates accompanying punched-out dislocation loops exist.
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页码:1817 / 1822
页数:6
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